Cristiano Ronaldo: Al Nassr Star Avoids Injury After Pitch Invader Tried to Knock Him Down

• Cristiano Ronaldo narrowly escaped a serious injury after a two-footed tackle from a pitch invader
• The incident happened during warm up before Al-Nassr's league match against Al-Tawoon
• Ronaldo inspired his side to a 2-1 win by providing two assists

Cristiano Ronaldo avoided a potential serious injury after he evaded a 'tackle' from a pitch invader minutes before a Saudi Arabia top-flight game.

Ronaldo was going through his paces as Al-Nassr prepared to take on Al-Taawon on Friday, 17th February, at the Mrsool Park.

A pitch invader evaded the stewards and made a beeline for the Portuguese superstar. Ronaldo realised just in time before the invader lunged in with a his two feet up towards Ronaldo.

Ronaldo moved out of the way as stewards finally overpowered the invader. It could have been a catastrophic injury had he not moved out of the way on time.

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The 38-year-old shook off the near scare to provide two assists to continue with his imperious starts to life in the Middle East. He has been involved in Al-Nassr's last seven goals.

Ronaldo's delicious assist

The Rudi Garcia side are joint top with Al-Ittihad and Al Shabab on 40 points. Sports Brief had earlier reported that Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo added another assist to his name with a stunning pass to his teammate in the Saudi Professional League.

Al Nassr came up against Al-Taawoun on Friday, February 17, and Ronaldo was picked to wear the armband for his team.

On 17 minutes, Ronaldo picked his teammate Abdulrahman Abdullah Ghareeb with a defence-splitting pass from his own half, and Ghareeb expertly finished for the game’s opener.

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Ronaldo speaks Arabic

At the same time, Al-Nassr forward Cristiano Ronaldo has been sighted in a clip speaking Arabic for what appears to be the first time since moving to the Middle East.

Ronaldo, who recently turned 38, swapped Europe for Asia after inking a two-year lucrative contract with Saudi Arabia side Al-Nassr in the January transfer window.

The former Manchester United ace has sparked into life after his initial false start in the gulf region. He appears to have finally settled into life in Saudi, scoring five goals in his last two matches, including a super hattrick against Al-Wehda.